TROUBLESHOOTING

Operating Problems

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

See

The camera does

The power is OFF.

Set the power switch to ON.

p.17

not work.

The batteries are loaded incorrectly.

Reload the batteries correctly.

p.10

 

The batteries are exhausted.

Replace batteries with new ones.

p.11

 

The batteries are temporarily unable

Keep the camera warm while

 

 

to function.

using it.

 

 

The loaded film has been rewound.

Load new film.

p.21

 

The film is incorrectly loaded.

Reload the film.

p.17

The displays turn

The LCD panel and viewfinder displays

Press the shutter release button

p.18

off suddenly.

turn off after approx. 30 sec. (5 min.

halfway to turn on the displays.

 

 

when the flash is flipped up) if the

 

 

 

camera is not used.

 

 

The shutter speed

When the light metering function of

Use the flash.

p.26

and aperture

the camera does not work correctly

 

 

setting blink.

because it's too dark, these indicators

 

 

 

start blinking. In the Manual Exposure

 

 

 

mode, ± also blinks.

 

 

The subject cannot

When the subject is moving too fast,

Focus on the subject by using

p.70

be focused on.

the camera is being shaken, or the

the power focus, or by first

p.22

 

subject is difficult for autofocus to lock

focusing on something at the

 

 

onto (refer to p.70), the autofocus

same distance as the subject.

 

 

may not work.

 

 

 

The subject is closer than the camera's

Use the Macro mode.

p.32

 

minimum working distance.

 

 

 

When the PF mode is engaged,

Cancel the PF mode.

p.52

 

autofocus will not operate

 

 

 

even though the shutter release

 

 

 

button is pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Olympus iS-3 DLX manual Troubleshooting, See

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